Sessions has put in a lot of work in a short period of time

QUEEN CITY, Mo.- Former Daily Express player of the year Caley Sessions added to her collection of achievements on Jan. 22 when she tallied her 1,000th career point in a game versus Scotland County.

Sessions, who missed a chunk of her sophomore season due to a knee injury, reached the mark in dramatically quick fashion, as she is only halfway through her junior season.

“It’s been one of my highest goals, but that night all I wanted to do was win. But when I found out how close I was then it became about getting to 1,000, because we were already up by close to 20,” said Sessions.

Schuyler County head coach Thomas Kirkland started his SC career when Sessions was a freshman.

“Caley is a special player who will give anything you ask and more to make not only herself better, but her team as well. She has always been eager to get in the gym and spend the time needed to develop her game,” said Kirkland.

Reaching the mark for any high school player is a dream and a goal but being able to do it in basically two seasons is pretty remarkable.

“I have worked every single weekend since it seems like forever to get here and Mark Macomber from Kirksville has helped me out greatly. I could not have done this without him as well as all the previous coached I have had as well as coach Kirkland for the last three years,” said Sessions.

As individual a milestone as this is, it still takes teammates and family support to help achieve the number.

“Not many people can reach such a milestone and to get there as a junior is an incredible accomplishment. It takes a great supporting cast of family, friends and the community to get to those levels of success,” said Kirkland.

The first person waiting for Caley outside the locker room at every game is her mom, Leslie.

“She has worked so very hard every weekend, it didn’t matter what else was going on, she was in the gym working. I am so proud of her for doing this,” said Leslie.

Sessions has helped lead her Lady Rams to the No. 3 seed in the Class 2 District 6 playoffs this season.

“The girls look to Caley to lead and your actions on the court can speak louder than your words as a leader. Coaching is a reward, when you see players reach their goals to succeed, not just wins or losses,” said Kirkland.